Lecture 6 Climate Adaptation

Gang He

September 19, 2023

A five points “climate haiku”

It’s warming
It’s us
We’re sure
It’s bad
We can fix it

Risks and resilience

Adaptation options

Adaptation potential

Ecosystem health

Ecosystem adaptation

Food security

Vulnerable groups

Synthetic adaptation

Steps to resilence

Understand Exposure
Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Investigate Options
Prioritize & Plan
Take Action

NYC heat plan case

Assess climate risks
Incoporate climate risks in adaptation and response plan
Educate residents on the threats
Re-assing vulnerability

What elese can we do?

Mekong River Basin

References